nature has proven calming effects on humans... bird sings, even plants on the roof of an urban area can have positive effects just because of the vision

i highly doubt a christian church has the same effect. everytime i see a church i think about atrocities commited by the religion and alienation

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skinfaxi 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> i highly doubt a christian church has the same effect. everytime i see a church i think about atrocities commited by the religion and alienation

Maybe not the exact same effect as nature but it is indeed calming to me at least. Stepping into a cathedral, or masjid, or temple and the noise of the world falls away (and I'm not even religious). I'm sure I'm not the only one.

	▲	luqtas 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		i'm also not religious and having lived in a remote place for more than a year, i lost count of the amount of times i sat at the grass in a completely meditative state by starring at clouds, mountains and sunsets

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tocs3 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

everytime i see a church i think about atrocities commited

Not to downplay atrocities committed in the name of Christianity but I am pretty sure every large ideology has its share of of atrocities.

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luqtas 4 hours ago | parent [-]

yes but when you have it talking basically exclusively about "love", it's much harder to swallow

	▲	tocs3 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Most ideologies have their keywords. Love, peace, freedom, fairness, ... and the atrocities keep coming.